Joint operatives from the BOC and the NBI confiscated an estimated P40 million worth of Chinese medicines which claim to cure the coronavirus disease. COVID19PH
CONFISCATED. Joint operatives from the Bureau of Customs and the National Bureau of Investigation seized P40 million worth of Chinese medicines allegedly for COVID-19. Photo from Bureau of Customs Intelligence Group
The Chinese medicines were not cleared with the Food and Drug Administration . The items were seized in a warehouse in Singalong, Malate, Manila at around 10:45 am on Friday, May 1, by the BOC-NBI team, backed up by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard .
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